withington girls’ school

  1. <

    Young Enterprise Success

    On Wednesday, 13th March, our Young Enterprise companies FakeID and Warrior represented our school at the Manchester North-South and Salford Finals held at the HSBC Bank in Spinningfields. They were judged on their Company Report, Team interview, Presentation and Digital …

    Read more

  2. <

    A fantastic 15 offers from Oxford and Cambridge

    Fifteen Withington students have secured offers to study at the universities of Oxford or Cambridge this year, with the majority of the Upper Sixth already celebrating offers from the universities of their choice.

    Of the Oxbridge offer-holders, 11 (representing one-in-six …

    Read more

  3. <

    Arts Award Discover

    Congratulations to the 43 Junior pupils who have successfully completed their Arts Award Discover course! The girls received their certificates in a special assembly presentation this morning. Throughout last term, the girls have shown great enthusiasm and have created artwork …

    Read more

  4. <

    Juniors’ Let’s Make Music Day

    The halls of WGS have been filled with the sound of music today. Girls in Years 3 to 5 have been trying out different instruments, including the violin, oboe and harp to name but a few. The perfect way to …

    Read more

  5. <

    Withington in the Gambia 2018

    Here follows reports and impressions from Sixth Form pupils who visited The Gambia in December 2018.  They had and eye-opening and amazing time finding out more about the country and enjoyed meeting many smiling and friendly Gambian people, young and …

    Read more

  6. <

    Wonderful Withington Christmas

    Christmas 2018 blog: We will be adding to this page as events unfold. With the arrival of December this year, Withington began preparations for all things festive in the build up to the end of term’s Christmas celebrations. Once the …

    Read more

  7. <

    Year 5 Tudor Experience Day at Ordsall Hall

    Year 5 have been travelling through time this week on their trips to Ordsall Hall in Salford. The large former manor house is over 750 years old and still retains features dating back to the 15th century – which upon …

    Read more

  8. <

    Creative Writing Adventures!

    Today, the Withington Junior School has been joined by pupils from the Manchester Grammar School and Armitage CofE Primary School for some very exciting creative writing workshops from author and filmmaker, Matt Dickinson. Matt has authored many books, both for …

    Read more

  9. <

    Making a difference in Uganda

    Withington’s annual Uganda trip had an unanticipated outcome this year as a well-timed donation of baby milk formula from our visiting Sixth Form volunteer party was used in the care of a month-old premature baby. Prior to their expedition, the …

    Read more